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Police Commissioner Masemola says R70 million Durban drug bust was intelligence-led
Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that Wednesday’s Durban drug bust was driven by intelligence. Masemola added that both Brazilian and…
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Police clamping down on counterfeit goods ahead of festive season
South African national police commissioner Fannie Masemola says counterfeit goods have a negative impact on the country’s economy. The commissioner…
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AfriForum demands police act to stop illegal strikers in Tshwane
AfriForum has asked police minister Bheki Cele and police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola to provide proper security for refuse removal…
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Police still combing scene where 18 suspected robbers were shot dead
Different police units were on Saturday still combing the scene where at least 18 suspects were killed during a shootout…
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Masemola: Police making progress to foil cash-in-transit robberies in SA
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said they were making inroads to foil cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies in the country. This followed…
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Police shootout with suspected CIT robbers lasted 90 minutes, says Masemola
The shootout between police and suspected CIT robbers lasted for about 90 minutes. That’s according to National Commissioner General Fannie…
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18 people allegedly linked to cash-in-transit syndicate, killed in shootout with police
A total of 18 suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a shootout with police on Friday afternoon in Limpopo. The…
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Crime in SA: Police Minister Bheki Cele urges government to help
Police Minister Bheki Cele has called for the government to urgently address drivers of criminality in areas battling high crime…
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Police operation into illegal mining expected to last 3 years
One other crime that continues to give the police a headache is illegal mining. The zama zama operations have seen…
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Drop in murder rate and s.e.xual offences cases
Police Minister Bheki Cele released the quarterly crime stats to Parliament. These figures cover criminal incidents identified and reported by…
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Police rubbish claims by Thabo Bester that items worth R30 million have gone missing
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola has dismissed claims that possessions belonging to convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester went missing…
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8 bodies recovered at a mine dump site in Nama Khoi municipality
Northern Cape police have recovered eight bodies under a mining tunnel near Kleinzee in Nama-Khoi municipality. The discovery of the…
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Police Commissioner Masemola: SAPS doesn’t have enough resources to deal with illegal miners
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that police did not have enough resources to deal with the growing problem of…
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ActionSA calls on top cop to investigate Paul Mashatile’s presence during N1 attack
ActionSA has written to the national Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, requesting an investigation into Deputy President Paul Mashatile about his…
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2 suspects arrested for killing police officer during robbery
Gauteng police arrested two suspects on Sunday in connection with the murder of 32-year-old South African Police Services (Saps) officer…
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R25 million set aside to beef up security at policing properties
Police said R25 million was set aside to upgrade security at all its policing properties this financial year. This follows…
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Another arrest made linked to Mpumalanga truck torchings
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says police have taken one more person into custody and is being questioned concerning the…
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SANDF deployed to support police amid truck attacks
The defence force has confirmed that the army has been deployed in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the Free State. It…
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2 suspects arrested in connection with truck attacks in Mpumalanga
Another suspect has been arrested for torching trucks. Two people aged 29 and 27 have now been apprehended in Mpumalanga.…
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Police reveal most torched trucks were transporting coal & chrome
As intelligence officials try to figure out the motives behind truck attacks, police say most of the trucks that were…
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47 848 arrests made since launch of Operation Shanela, says national police commissioner
SAPS National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola says Operation Shanela has made over 20,000 arrests since the last update in Klipgat…
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Crackdown on crime yields positive results – Fannie Masemola speaks on Operation Shanela
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola provided an update on the nationwide high-density operation known as “Operation Shanela”. During a…
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VIP Protection Unit members identified following alleged highway assault
SAPS VIP protection unit officers involved in an incident on the N1 in Johannesburg have been identified. They were caught…
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Police investigate alleged VIP Protection Unit assault
Police are investigating a shocking video of what appears to be VIP protection unit members. They were caught on camera…
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Police Commissioner Masemola on crime-fighting efforts in Westbury
Police said there has been significant progress in addressing the rampant gun violence in Westbury. The Johannesburg west community is…
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Police’s Operation Shanela nets 21 200 suspects
National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola says Operation Shanela has netted 21 200 suspects for various crimes ranging from murder,…
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Police so close to arresting AKA’s killers
Late South African rapper, AKA‘s killers could soon be arrested. That’s the word from National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He says…
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Police Commissioner to outline crime-fighting plans
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will outline his plans to fight crime. It comes just days after Parliament scolded him…
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Mkhuleko Hlengwa insists Hawks investigator must appear before Scopa
Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) Mkhuleko Hlengwa said that a police investigator dealing with Eskom corruption…
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Masemola: Saps has all hands on deck on Eskom corruption allegations
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the South African Police Service (Saps) is not afraid to tackle the endemic corruption…
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Police union wants commissioner Fannie Masemola out
Police union SAPU is calling for the dismissal of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. The union says the latest stats…
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Police apologise for disclosing Krugersdorp rape victims’ personal information
The National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has apologised to the survivors of the alleged Krugersdorp rapes for police disclosing their…
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2 more arrested in Thabo Bester escape case
A total of four people are currently in custody in relation to Thabo Bester’s prison break. National Police Commissioner Fannie…
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Fort Hare murders case postponed to 4 May
Five suspects appeared in court in connection with murders at Fort Hare University last year. The case has been postponed…
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Popcru slams running of some SA prisons by private entities
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said the Correctional Services department is undermining state security by allowing private…
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#NationalShutdown: Bheki Cele says law must be enforced
Police Minister Bheki Cele has reiterated that police will be on the ground around the country on Monday. He says…
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Mpumalanga senior cop Semakaleng Daphney Manamela suspended over gifts
Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, the police commissioner in Mpumalanga, has been placed on suspension. Mpumalanga police commissioner suspended National police…
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Commissioner Masemola denies promising promotions to officials probing luxury bags scandal
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has denied any involvement in the alleged promotions that were promised to officials investigating his…
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Police Commissioner Masemola insists progress is being made against gun violence in SA
Despite an increase in gun violence in South Africa, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that efforts by the police…
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Police top brass visit family of murdered officer
Police are following all possible leads around the murder of a police officer and members of his immediate family in…
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Police commander driving a marked SAPS vehicle hijacked & robbed in Tshwane
Police have appealed to community members to “hand over” three unidentified assailants who hijacked a SAPS commander who was driving…
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National Police Commissioner wants police killings declared treason
Nineteen. That’s how many police officers were killed in the line of duty between April and December 2022. National Police…
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Police Commissioner Masemola: More boots on the ground will help fight crime this festive season
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said more police officers on the ground will help bolster SAPS crime prevention efforts. The…
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249 607 suspects arrested for various crimes between April to September
The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested 249,607 suspects for various crimes between 1 April and 30 September, National Police…
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Tackling GBV crimes will be a priority this festive season, says Police Commissioner
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola said that addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide-related crimes will be one of the…
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Police commissioner warns against the criticism of SAPS HR managers by fired employees
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says he has observed recent social media posts that attempt to demonize members of the…
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Man arrested after trying to kidnap child for ransom in Lenasia
Gauteng police have arrested a 55-year-old Indian national after an attempted kidnapping for ransom of a minor child in Lenasia,…
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Makhaza police station remains a pipe dream
It’s anyone’s guess when police officers in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape will get the added support they so desperately…
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Crime expert says lack of confidence to blame for trust issues in police
Crime expert at the Institute for Security Studies, Johan Burger, believed a lack of confidence was to blame for the…
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SAPS agrees to form a task team to tackle kidnapping crisis in Cape Town
Kidnappings and extortion are on the rise and South Africans are on edge. It’s getting so bad the City of…
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